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• Corbyn pledges to scrap Blair union laws in favour of collective bargaining - The Guardian

  30-07-2016 23:00 via theguardian.com
  
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  Corbyn pledges to scrap Blair union laws in favour of collective bargaining
  The Guardian
  Jeremy Corbyn would require companies with more than 250 employees to accept new industrial laws under which they would have to recognise a specific union with which to bargain over pay. Aides to the Labour leader said a Corbyn government would ...
  Jeremy Corbyn tells MPs to think again if they want to take the Labour nameDaily Mail
  Corbyn accused of 'bottling' hustings with Smith after re
  
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• Star Trek actor George Takei criticises Donald Trump in Spanish-language video

  30-07-2016 21:02
  
  George Takei’s video criticising Donald Trump includes evocative clips of Japanese-Americans entering interment camps in the 1940s.
  
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• Here's how Hillary Clinton took time out from being Senator to help a cancer patient

  30-07-2016 21:01
  
  James Grissom had no savings or medical insurance. But Hillary Clinton found him financial aid – and referred to him as a friend, not a constituent.
  
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• May worried by China investment, intervened to delay Hinkley

  30-07-2016 20:47
  By Kate Holton and William James LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May was concerned about the security implications of a planned Chinese investment in the new Hinkley Point nuclear plant and intervened personally to delay the project, a former colleague and a source said on Saturday. The plan by France's EDF to build two reactors with financial backing from a Chinese state-owned company was championed by May's predecessor David Cameron as a sign of Britain's openness to foreign
  
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• Muslim leaders in Rouen REFUSE to bury ISIS Normandy church attacker - Daily Mail

  30-07-2016 20:01 via dailymail.co.uk
  
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  Muslim leaders in Rouen REFUSE to bury ISIS Normandy church attacker
  Daily Mail
  Muslim leaders in northern France are refusing to bury the body of one of the jihadi attackers who stormed a church and slit a priest's throat before being shot dead by police. Adel Kermiche, 19, and Abdelmalik Petitjean burst into the church in ...
  Muslim blasts extremists at Friday prayer with ChristiansNew Jersey Herald
  French Muslims refuse to bury terrorist who killed Catholic priestFox News
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• 'No survivors' in Texas hot air balloon crash

  30-07-2016 19:01
  
  The incident happened near Lockhart on Saturday morning.
  
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• Thousands of Scottish independence supporters march through the streets of Glasgow

  30-07-2016 15:54
  
  Police Scotland said an estimated 2,500 to 3,000 people had gathered in George Square at the end of the route.
  
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• May made decision to delay Hinkley nuclear project - source

  30-07-2016 15:46
  By William James and Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - British Prime Minister Theresa May personally intervened to delay the French and Chinese-backed Hinkley Point nuclear project so she could further consider the deal, a government source said, explaining Friday's shock move. The plan by France's EDF to build two new reactors with financial backing from a Chinese state-owned firm was championed by May's predecessor David Cameron as a sign of Britain's openness to foreign investment.
  
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• 3,600 South Yorkshire homes warned not to use water after bacteria fears

  30-07-2016 13:05
  
  Thousands of litres of bottled water has already been sent to those affected.
  
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• PM May was unhappy with Chinese investment, Hinkley project - former colleague

  30-07-2016 12:35
  By Kate Holton LONDON (Reuters) - Theresa May was unhappy with the "gung-ho" approach her predecessor took to Chinese investment in Britain, a former colleague said on Saturday, after the new British prime minister cast into doubt a high-profile Chinese-funded nuclear project. Britain had been due to sign off on Friday on a plan by France's EDF to build two new reactors at Hinkley Point, with financial backing from China General Nuclear (CGN), in a deal championed by David Cameron as a sign of B
  
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• There's a crowd-funding campaign to cover the legal costs of the Brit accused of attempting to shoot Donald Trump

  30-07-2016 11:54
  
  On Saturday, the Crowd Justice campaign has raised over £2000 of its £25,000 target.
  
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• Ex-Royal Marine dies in climbing accident in the French Alps

  30-07-2016 10:13
  
  Duncan Potts was an experienced climber yet fell when a rock came loose.
  
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• Pokemon Go players robbed at gunpoint for their phones in London

  30-07-2016 09:38
  
  The teen victims were playing the game in a north London park when the incident occurred.
  
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• Sir Philip Green loses only reputation over MPs' report on BHS - Irish Times

  30-07-2016 07:13 via irishtimes.com
  
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  Sir Philip Green loses only reputation over MPs' report on BHS
  Irish Times
  From the perspective of British MPs, the report into the calamitous demise of British high street stalwart BHS, and the role of retail supremo Sir Philip Green in it, might have been titled: “How to Make a Corporate Killing Legally.” It's a game Green ...
  British retail tycoon hits back at MP's 'abuse'Times of India
  Strengthening workers' rights should be Labour's priorityThe Guardian
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• China General Nuclear says respects Britain's decision to review Hinkley project

  30-07-2016 05:08
  China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) on Saturday said it respects the decision of the new British government to review a nuclear power project in which it would hold a major stake, according to a statement on the company's official microblog. "We understand, given the importance of the Hinkley Point C programme to England's future energy security, that the new British Government has expressed a need for time to familiarise itself with the programme. CGN understands and respects this," the comp
  
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• Drop in little terns numbers concerns RSPB

  30-07-2016 01:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The RSPB is concerned after the number of little terns nesting in the UK's biggest colony dropped by almost half.
  
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• Bramall Hall reopens after £2.2m makeover

  30-07-2016 01:17 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Tickets sell out for the opening weekend at a Tudor hall following a two-year renovation.
  
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• Plastic bag use plummets in England

  30-07-2016 01:11 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Shoppers in England are on target to use six billion fewer plastic bags in the first year since a 5p levy on them was introduced, government data suggests.
  
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• 5p charge will see six billion single-use plastic bags out of circulation, figures suggest

  30-07-2016 01:08
  
  The charge has also resulted in retailers contributing millions towards good causes across the country.
  
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• Scots back remaining in UK despite Brexit vote - poll

  30-07-2016 01:07
  Most Scots still back remaining in the United Kingdom despite Britons voting to leave the European Union, a move which was opposed by the majority in Scotland, according to an opinion poll published on Saturday. Scotland's nationalist First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said the June 23 vote for Brexit had put Scottish independence back on the agenda just two years after it was rejected in a referendum. While Britons backed leaving the EU by 52-48 percent, Scots voted by 62-38 percent to remain i
  
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• No boost in support for Scottish independence despite Brexit, new poll finds - Telegraph.co.uk

  30-07-2016 01:02 via telegraph.co.uk
  
  Telegraph.co.uk
  No boost in support for Scottish independence despite Brexit, new poll finds
  Telegraph.co.uk
  Britain's decision to leave the EU has not triggered a boost in support for Scottish independence, according to a new YouGov poll that undermines the SNP's push for a second referendum. Some 53 per cent of Scottish voters oppose independence while 47 ...
  Blow to Nicola Sturgeon as YouGov poll reveals 53% of Scotland wants to remain in UKDaily Mail
  No thirst for Scots to see post-Bre
  
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• Rapper Grymey D jailed for sex offences including filming sex with schoolgirls - International Business Times UK

  30-07-2016 00:45 via ibtimes.co.uk
  
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  Rapper Grymey D jailed for sex offences including filming sex with schoolgirls
  International Business Times UK
  The rapper, real name Daniel Rodriguez, was sentenced to 16 years by a judge at Wood Green Crown Court. William Watkinson. By William Watkinson. July 29, 2016 23:45 BST. An error occurred. Try watching this video on www.youtube.com, or enable ...
  Paedophile rapper who groomed girls on social media given 16-year jail termexpressandstar.com
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• Euromillions UK ticket wins £61m jackpot

  30-07-2016 00:14 via bbc.co.uk
  
  A ticket bought in the UK wins the £61.1m jackpot in the Euromillions draw - the biggest of four jackpot wins in the country this year.
  
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